noun
- soldiers or archers who use longbows as weapons
Usage: historical; plural of longbowman
Examples
- English longbowmen were famous for their skill at the Battle of Agincourt.
- The medieval army included hundreds of longbowmen in its ranks.
- Longbowmen could shoot arrows accurately over great distances.
- The king recruited longbowmen from the countryside for his campaign.
- Welsh longbowmen were particularly renowned for their marksmanship.
- The longbowmen formed the backbone of the English military strategy.